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Best Colleges in Washington (2026)

106 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.

106

Colleges

$49,730

Avg Earnings (10yr)

$17,595

Avg Net Price

80%

Avg Admit Rate

53%

Avg Grad Rate

State Overview

Washington is home to 106 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Golden Gate University-Seattle leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $49,730 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, Washington offers diverse options across all price points.

Quick Facts — Washington Colleges

Highest Earning

Golden Gate University-Seattle

$87,434median earnings

Most Selective

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

43%acceptance rate

Best Grad Rate

Gonzaga University

87%6-yr grad rate

Most Affordable

Grays Harbor College

$3,149avg net price

Top 10 Colleges in Washington by Graduate Earnings

Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.

Golden Gate University-Seattle

Seattle·Private Nonprofit

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$87,434

Gonzaga University

Spokane·Private Nonprofit

Admit

76%

Net Price

$36,371

Grad Rate

87%

Earnings

$78,892

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell·Public

Admit

92%

Net Price

$10,898

Grad Rate

69%

Earnings

$78,466

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle·Public

Admit

43%

Net Price

$13,485

Grad Rate

84%

Earnings

$78,466

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Tacoma·Public

Admit

83%

Net Price

$10,017

Grad Rate

59%

Earnings

$78,466

Seattle University

Seattle·Private Nonprofit

Admit

76%

Net Price

$34,802

Grad Rate

74%

Earnings

$75,272

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma·Private Nonprofit

Admit

76%

Net Price

$38,920

Grad Rate

72%

Earnings

$69,594

City University of Seattle

Seattle·Private Nonprofit

Admit

N/A

Net Price

$35,049

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$69,460

Washington State University

Pullman·Public

Admit

85%

Net Price

$14,401

Grad Rate

62%

Earnings

$68,905

Washington State University - Everett Campus

Everett·Public

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$68,905

Most Affordable Colleges in Washington

Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.

#1 Most AffordablePublic

Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

$3,149/ yr avg net

35% grad rate

#2 Most AffordablePublic

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, WA

$3,912/ yr avg net

43% grad rate

#3 Most AffordablePublic

Bates Technical College

Tacoma, WA

$4,176/ yr avg net

35% grad rate

#4 Most AffordablePublic

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

$4,529/ yr avg net

41% grad rate

#5 Most AffordablePublic

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WA

$4,971/ yr avg net

38% grad rate

Popular Majors

Compare the best colleges for top fields of study — ranked by graduate earnings nationwide.

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All Colleges in Washington

All 106 accredited institutions. Click column headers to sort.

School	City	Type	Admit Rate	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Academy of Interactive Entertainment	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	65%	$36,609	83%	N/A
Antioch University-Seattle	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$51,541
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle	Seattle	Private For-Profit	N/A	$30,692	80%	$32,491
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus	Vancouver	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,476	74%	$33,003
Bastyr University	Kenmore	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$49,364
Bates Technical College	Tacoma	Public	N/A	$4,176	35%	$50,051
Bellevue College	Bellevue	Public	N/A	$11,289	32%	$56,310
Bellingham Technical College	Bellingham	Public	N/A	$4,971	38%	$49,748
Big Bend Community College	Moses Lake	Public	N/A	$10,875	39%	$43,814
BJ's Beauty & Barber College	Tacoma	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23,216
Carrington College-Spokane	Spokane	Private For-Profit	N/A	$35,743	51%	$36,625
Cascadia College	Bothell	Public	N/A	$12,612	38%	$54,133
Central Washington University	Ellensburg	Public	90%	$14,715	51%	$61,580
Centralia Beauty College	Centralia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$8,004	50%	N/A
Centralia College	Centralia	Public	N/A	$7,600	45%	$43,140
City University of Seattle	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$35,049	N/A	$69,460
Clark College	Vancouver	Public	N/A	$9,826	37%	$42,356
Clover Park Technical College	Lakewood	Public	N/A	$3,912	43%	$41,787
Columbia Basin College	Pasco	Public	N/A	$8,302	28%	$46,680
Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/Marysville	Marysville	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,378
Columbia College - Whidbey Island	Oak Harbor	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,378
Cornish College of the Arts	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	70%	$39,060	52%	$33,696
DigiPen Institute of Technology	Redmond	Private For-Profit	68%	$42,033	56%	$79,878
Divers Institute of Technology	Seattle	Private For-Profit	N/A	$40,497	91%	$62,489
Eastern Washington University	Cheney	Public	92%	$13,091	48%	$57,897
Edmonds College	Lynnwood	Public	N/A	$13,461	32%	$48,144
Elite Cosmetology Barber & Spa Academy	Yakima	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,970	27%	N/A
Everett Community College	Everett	Public	N/A	$10,627	38%	$45,434
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett	Everett	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,340	77%	$26,872
Faith International University	Tacoma	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$18,361	N/A	$51,006
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design	Olympia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,039	77%	N/A
Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design	Spokane	Private For-Profit	N/A	$10,122	47%	$22,925
Golden Gate University-Seattle	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$87,434
Gonzaga University	Spokane	Private Nonprofit	76%	$36,371	87%	$78,892
Grays Harbor College	Aberdeen	Public	N/A	$3,149	35%	$40,865
Great Northern University	Spokane	Private Nonprofit	100%	$31,680	N/A	N/A
Green River College	Auburn	Public	N/A	$12,447	41%	$50,712
Heritage University	Toppenish	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$11,893	42%	$49,416
Highline College	Des Moines	Public	N/A	$10,878	39%	$47,869
International Air and Hospitality Academy	Vancouver	Private For-Profit	N/A	$26,404	72%	$52,574
International Beauty Education Center	Airway Heights	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,500	77%	N/A
Lake Washington Institute of Technology	Kirkland	Public	N/A	$5,886	42%	$50,669
Lower Columbia College	Longview	Public	N/A	$8,222	25%	$40,691
Moody Bible Institute - Spokane	Spokane	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,399
North Seattle College	Seattle	Public	N/A	$8,351	30%	$47,728
Northwest College of Art & Design	Tacoma	Private For-Profit	76%	$20,185	48%	$31,167
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center	Spokane	Private Nonprofit	83%	$16,737	75%	$60,551
Northwest Indian College	Bellingham	Public	N/A	$7,625	27%	$35,447
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building	Port Hadlock	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$25,795	N/A	N/A
Northwest University	Kirkland	Private Nonprofit	88%	$25,161	66%	$54,914
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education	Kirkland	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$26,734	34%	$54,914
Olympic College	Bremerton	Public	N/A	$7,755	33%	$43,169
Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma	Private Nonprofit	81%	$21,370	71%	$66,990
Pacific Northwest Christian College	Kennewick	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$5,857	70%	N/A
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences	Yakima	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way	Federal Way	Private For-Profit	N/A	$9,444	49%	$31,123
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland	Richland	Private For-Profit	N/A	$27,097	58%	$27,407
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane	Spokane Valley	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,718	63%	$27,209
Peninsula College	Port Angeles	Public	N/A	$4,529	41%	$37,078
Perry Technical Institute	Yakima	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$23,292	78%	$57,764
Pierce College District	Lakewood	Public	N/A	$10,123	35%	$47,532
Pima Medical Institute-Renton	Renton	Private For-Profit	N/A	$31,193	57%	$38,673
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle	Seattle	Private For-Profit	N/A	$28,460	52%	$38,673
Renton Technical College	Renton	Public	N/A	$5,051	58%	$49,782
Saint Martin's University	Lacey	Private Nonprofit	76%	$22,618	59%	$62,092
Seattle Central College	Seattle	Public	N/A	$6,329	28%	$43,307
Seattle Film Institute	Seattle	Private For-Profit	N/A	$41,429	77%	N/A
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	91%	$24,820	64%	$64,506
Seattle University	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	76%	$34,802	74%	$75,272
Shoreline Community College	Shoreline	Public	N/A	$10,116	31%	$52,009
Shoreline Community College - CNC Machinists Program Georgetown SSC	Seattle	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52,009
Shoreline Community College - Dental Hygiene	Seattle	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52,009
Skagit Valley College	Mount Vernon	Public	N/A	$6,116	34%	$43,505
South Puget Sound Community College	Olympia	Public	N/A	$9,090	43%	$45,039
South Seattle College	Seattle	Public	N/A	$6,802	30%	$44,486
Spokane Community College	Spokane	Public	N/A	$6,206	36%	$41,984
Spokane Falls Community College	Spokane	Public	N/A	$7,402	30%	$38,955
Studio Beauty School	Spokane Valley	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,626	90%	N/A
Stylemaster College of Hair Design	Longview	Private For-Profit	N/A	$8,222	52%	$20,580
Summit Salon Academy	Tacoma	Private For-Profit	N/A	$26,302	83%	$31,648
Tacoma Community College	Tacoma	Public	N/A	$9,321	33%	$47,168
The Evergreen State College	Olympia	Public	97%	$22,585	42%	$45,320
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology	Seattle	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline	Shoreline	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,668	74%	$29,827
UEI College-Tacoma	Tacoma	Private For-Profit	N/A	$34,928	N/A	$30,848
University of Puget Sound	Tacoma	Private Nonprofit	76%	$38,920	72%	$69,594
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	Bothell	Public	92%	$10,898	69%	$78,466
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle	Public	43%	$13,485	84%	$78,466
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	Tacoma	Public	83%	$10,017	59%	$78,466
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology	Kennewick	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,760	85%	$24,668
Walla Walla Community College	Walla Walla	Public	N/A	$8,343	45%	$43,526
Walla Walla University	College Place	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$23,992	63%	$61,885
Washington State University	Pullman	Public	85%	$14,401	62%	$68,905
Washington State University - Everett Campus	Everett	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$68,905
Washington State University-Spokane	Spokane	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$68,905
Washington State University-Tri Cities	Richland	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$68,905
Washington State University-Vancouver	Vancouver	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$68,905
Wenatchee Valley College	Wenatchee	Public	N/A	$10,733	39%	$41,127
Western Washington University	Bellingham	Public	91%	$18,680	65%	$62,569
Whatcom Community College	Bellingham	Public	N/A	$9,608	40%	$44,092
Whitman College	Walla Walla	Private Nonprofit	50%	$35,506	86%	$67,589
Whitworth University	Spokane	Private Nonprofit	87%	$25,884	72%	$58,561
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs	Spokane	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$58,561
Yakima Valley College	Yakima	Public	N/A	$10,402	30%	$43,499
Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness	Bellingham	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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